Wednesday, September 25, 2013

This is a trend that I'm happy to see has caught on with drugstore brands- black and white glitter topcoats. Not sparkly glitter, but matte, solid color glitter. They're really cool and there's quite a few of them out right now, but here's one I picked up recently:

It is one of those pain-in-the-butt-to-apply giant glitters, but it's not too bad because the clear base isn't gooey and it self-levels somewhat. To apply this, I dipped my brush until I had a good amount of glitter, and then patted it on my nail until I liked how the glitter was distributed. It dried quickly on its own and all the glitter seems to sit nice and flat (no taco glitter). I used a coat of Seche Vite to eliminate any leftover texture. Would make a good jelly sandwich polish.

This one is part of the Fantastical Plumage collection, but Milani also released a sister collection called Retro Glam with its own black and white spotted glitter topcoat. Both collections are limited edition but still available online at milanicosmetics.com. I got mine at Meijer and the displays are still hanging around, so it shouldn't be too hard to find yet.

I really love the white and black glitter trend and can't get enough of them! However this one I'll definitely skip, it seems to be a perfect dupe of China Glaze - Whirled Away, same type of glitter and the same sizes and spreading of everything. And that one I already got..